The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-10-22

Dom Pedro, or Brazil, who is now
reported in i'll health, is only sixty-two
years old, although he has been emperor
fifty-six years, and is in length of reign
is the senior sovereign of the world. But
he was born and has always lived in a
part of the world where people grow old
quickly. At sixty-two, he is really older
than an Englishman at seventy-two.
john q. Fremont is seventy -four
years old, and is gathering materials for
history of his life, to be written by himself
and his wife. He carries his years with
form as traight as when he carved a path
over the Rocky Mountains to the new FL
Dorado, forty years ago. His snowy white
hair and whiskers are as neatly kept as
we're his locks in the days when he
stole the heart of pretty Jessie Benton
in spite of her fathers protests.
-Ex-Vice-president VIM. A. Wheel
or left his property to missionary socie-
ties and when his will was offered for
probate, lawyers appeared representing
large number of relatives and gave
notice of conte1 It. The grounds are:
that the instrument in question is not
the testator's will; that he was not compe-
tent to make a will at the date that it
was executed; that one of the witnesses Is
beneficiary under it; that the signature
is not Mr.. Wheeler's, etc.
CHARLES Williams. the war CORES
pondent of the London Daily Chronicle,
who has come to this country to lecture,
is tall, well-built. and well-preserved
man of forty nine. He has silver gray
hair, playful blue eyes, and fresh sun
brown complexion, the result of his long
years of service on the remote frontiers
of Europe. Now that Burnaby is dead,
and Archibald Forbes is married and re-
tired, Williams is the first Especial"
among the E lglish war correspondents.
Mrs. Annie e. Wilson, one of the
recently appointed Customs Inspectress-
es at New York, distinguished herself in
1872 by taking command OF a disabled
ship, and after battling with the elements
twenty-one days, arrived safely at st
Thomas. She is widow with one child
Some friends appealed to Gen. Arthur
three years ago for Custom House ap-
pointment for her, but as there was no
vacancy, she had to wait. Secretary
Fairchili, learning of her heroism, de-
cided to confirm her appointment, and
Collector Merritt accordingly sent it in
The following story Is told OF Rev.
Hosea Bsllou: He went one day to de-
liver lecture in Woodstock, VT. Among
the crowd who had come together to hear
the passing stranger was Baptist deacon
who thus a,costed the preacher: "Are you
Mr.. Ballou who Is to preach here this
afternoon?" 81 am" replied Mr.. B.
"Well, Mr.. Ballou l understand you are
in a great hurry, but must take time
to ask you one question. Mr.. Ballou,
what do you think of the case of man
who should go out of the world cursing
and swearing, and calling on God to
damn his soul?" Mr.. Ballou had but a
moment that he could devote to the man,
and he said, "Why, deacon, a protane
swearer is a very very wicked man, no
doubt; and do you think God will an
swer the prayer Of so wicked a man as
that?" "No," said the deacon, Il am
sure he will not" swell, deacon" said
Mr.. Bsllou, "you have answered your
own question" he passed INTO the
house where the people were awaiting